Achieve
Achieve verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Forget
Forget verb - To leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness.
Usage example: he forgot the pot boiling on the stove
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Sabal, Amita, Pagan Min, Mohan, and even Ajay may suffer this as they get swept up in the conflict to the point they forget what they're trying to achieve.
Source: Video Game / Far Cry 4 -
In actual warfare many often forget that the point of a war is not necessarily to just annihilate the other side but to achieve some objective.
Source: Instant-Win Condition -
Dramatic Irony: Agent Trigger writes down that nobody will forget what he and the other agents will achieve from arresting Stan.
Cite this Source
Forget and Achieve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/achieve/forget
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